Allison Leigh Tsao, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Attending Cardiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
South Pavilion 11-105
Philadelphia, PA 19104
South Pavilion 11-105
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-2727
Education:
BS (Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science & Engineering)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2011.
Permanent linkBS (Biomedical Engineering/ Materials Science & Engineering)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2007.
MD (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2011.
Selected Publications
Allison Tsao and Nimesh Desai: Patient Webinar: Advances in Congenital Aortic Valve Disease Therapy. HeartValveSurgery.com January 2026 Notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm3aQFjskdg.Pennsylvania Chapter American College of Cardiology: Assessment of Myocardial Viability: The Who, Which, When… or Should We Bother? https://www.pcacc.org/Multi-Modality-Imaging-Series January 2026 Notes: https://www.pcacc.org/Multi-Modality-Imaging-Series Webinar on myocardial viability and revascularization.
Juan M Ortega-Legaspi, Arwa Saidi, Fred H Rodriguez, Wilson W Lam, Andrew Pistner, Leigh C Reardon, Christopher E Mascio, Allison Tsao, Karen Stout, Sumeet S Vaikunth: Heart Failure Management in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient: Part II: Non-Pharmacologic Therapies. Journal of Cardiac Failure - Intersections November 2025 Notes: 10.1016/j.yjcafi.2025.10.009
Shah T, Yang L, Shah Y, Eberly L, Khatana SAM, Kumbhani DJ, Elmariah S, Alkhouli M, Baron SJ, Desai ND, Szeto WY, Lawrence K, Fanaroff AC, Fiorilli PN, Tsao AL, Groeneveld PW, Giri J, Nathan A.: Effect of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Program Ratings on Case Selection. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 18(22): 2777-2786, Nov 2025.
Juan M Ortega-Legaspi, Arwa Saidi, Fred H Rodriguez, Wilson W Lam, Andrew Pistner, Leigh C Reardon, Christopher E Mascio, Allison Tsao, Karen Stout, Sumeet S Vaikunth: Heart Failure Management in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient: Part I: Medical Therapy. Journal of Cardiac Failure - Intersections November 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjcafi.2025.10.008.
Das TM, Alshawabkeh L, Haeffele C, Tsao AL, Vaikunth S.: “Can We Clip It?”: A Review of TEER in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Population. http://www.acc.org. October 2025 Notes: https://www.acc.org/Latest-in-Cardiology/Articles/2025/10/20/11/41/Can-We-Clip-It.
Sana Rehman MBBS, Tayyab Shah MD, Yousuf Shah MD, Andrew Schwartz BS, Kriyana P. Reddy BS, Lauren Glassmoyer MD, Taisei Kobayashi MD, Allison Tsao MD, Ashwin Nathan MD, MS, Jay S. Giri MD, MPH, Alexander C. Fanaroff MD, MHS: Enrollment of Older Patients, Women, and Historically Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in Pulmonary Embolism Trials: A Systematic Review. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions October 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103993.
Freddo AM, Eron M, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Denduluri S, Partington S, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Mavroudis CD, Nuri M, Fuller S, Ortega-Legaspi JM, Kim YY, Vaikunth S.: Cardiac Medication Prescription Pattern and Association With Transplant-free Survival in the Adult Fontan Population. JACC Adv 4(9): 1002070, September 2025.
Freddo AM, Mondal A, Tomlinson AZ, Eron M, Denduluri S, Farkas I, Partington S, Ruckdeschel E, Tsao AL, Mavroudis CD, Nuri M, Fuller S, Kim YY, Vaikunth S.: Comparison of Arrhythmia Prevalence and Incidence in Adult Patients with Lateral Tunnel and Extra-Cardiac Fontan Circulation. Pediatr Cardiol Aug 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-025-03950-1.
Tsao AL, Colello S, Gillespie MJ.: Transcatheter Repair of a Sinus Venosus Defect With a Modified Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Prosthesis. JACC Case Rep 30(9): 103294, May 2025.